carry


Meanings

  • the act of carrying something
  • move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body;
    • "You must carry your camping gear"
    • "carry the suitcases to the car"
    • "This train is carrying nuclear waste"
    • "These pipes carry waste water into the river"
  • have with oneself; have on one's person;
    • "I always carry money"
  • transmit or serve as the medium for transmission;
    • "The airwaves carry the sound"
  • serve as a means for expressing something;
  • bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of;
    • "How many credits is this student carrying?"
    • "We carry a very large mortgage"
  • support or hold in a certain manner;
  • contain or hold; have within;
  • extend to a certain degree;
    • "carry too far"
  • continue or extend;
  • be necessarily associated with or result in or involve;
  • win in an election;
  • include, as on a list;
  • behave in a certain manner;
  • have on hand;
    • "Do you carry kerosene heaters?"
  • include as the content; broadcast or publicize;
  • propel,
  • pass on a communication;
  • have as an inherent or characteristic feature or have as a consequence;
    • "These bonds carry warrants"
  • be conveyed over a certain distance;
  • keep up with financial support;
  • have or possess something abstract;
    • "I carry her image in my mind's eye"
    • "I will carry the secret to my grave"
    • "I carry these thoughts in the back of my head"
    • "I carry a lot of life insurance"
  • be equipped with (a mast or sail);
    • "This boat can only carry a small sail"
  • win approval or support for;
  • compensate for a weaker partner or member by one's own performance;
    • "I resent having to carry her all the time"
  • take further or advance;
    • "carry a cause"
  • have on the surface or on the skin;
    • "carry scars"
  • capture after a fight;
  • transfer (entries) from one account book to another
  • transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication;
    • "put down 5 and carry 2"
  • pursue a line of scent or be a bearer;
    • "the dog was taught to fetch and carry"
  • bear (a crop);
    • "this land does not carry olives"
  • propel or give impetus to;
  • drink alcohol without showing ill effects;
    • "he had drunk more than he could carry"
  • be able to feed;
    • "This land will carry ten cows to the acre"
  • have a certain range;
  • cover a certain distance or advance beyond;
  • secure the passage or adoption (of bills and motions);
  • be successful in;
  • sing or play against other voices or parts;
    • "He cannot carry a tune"
  • be pregnant with;
    • "I am carrying his child"
  • CARRY v -RIED, -RYING, -RIES to convey from one place to another


Scrabble Score: 10

carry is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

carry is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

carry is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 10

carry is a valid Words With Friends word